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New computer glitches delay United travelers once again by Samantha Bomkamp and Joshua Freed The Associated Press Published Nov 15, 2012 07:16PM MDT New York • A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at a time when it’s trying to win back customers after glitches earlier this year. The two-hour outage held up 250 of the 5,679 United flights, the airline said. From Los Angeles to London, Boston to San Francisco, frustrated fliers tweeted snarky remarks about the problem. It was United’s third major computer mishap this year. “Does anyone have a Radio Shack computer or abacus... Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.